Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway says it is on the site of the fuel train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec to “establish a process for the filing and handling of claims.”

MMA was not immediately available for additional comment on the company's insurance.

According to reports, a runaway 72-car train carrying fuel derailed and exploded July 6 in Lac-Megantic, near the Maine border. The blast destroyed dozens of buildings and has officially killed five people. Another 40 people are missing.

Recommended For You

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.